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Definition of: pilocarpine
(pī′lō·kär′pēn, -pin, pil′ō-) noun Chem.
A colorless to yellow, poisonous, liquid or crystalline alkaloid, C11,Hl6N2O2, contained in jaborandi: its salts are used in medicine. Also pi′lo·car′pin (-pin). [<NL Pilocarpus, genus of the jaborandi + -INE2]
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